The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.

The dog days end tomorrow.
The Bacon Academy has been newly
rooted.
The Dickinson street drain is about
finished.
The first Monday in September is a legal
labor holiday, under a law passed by the
last Legislature.
Bruna's last excursion for the season
goes to Atlantic City next Thursday.
''Git on board, children!'
Bertha, Ernst Becker's youngest
daughter, fell from a hammock on Monday
afternoon and broke her arm.
Poultry dealer Richman tells us that
poultry that at this time last yeai brought
IL cents is now bringing 20 cents.
Bruna's last excursion to Atlantic City
this season takes place on Thursday of
next week. Don't forget the date.
Lots in the side streets of Atlantic City,
so by 100 feet, now sell for 81 800, or more
than the entire beach was worth thirty
year ago.
Pomona Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
held their quarterly meeting on Wednes-
day afternoon in the hall of Woodstown
Grange, No. o..
Persons using new potatoes should be
careful that they are thoroughly washed,
for the farmers have been using Paris green
pretty literally.
County Superintendent Holmes will hold
a quarterly teachers examination ofteach-
ers on Saturday of next week at the public
school room in Woodstown.
Lippincott, Weatherby e. Co. have sold
the new dwelling on Railroad Avenue, adj
joining Elizabeth IIowey's, TO Edward
trion, of Oldman's township.
Farmers picnic at Pennsvillc yesterday
and Harvest Home at Divers woods, near
P~ennsgrovc, on Wednesday, gave Salem
countians a choice of rccreations.
The annual meeting of the Salem county
Protective Association will be held in
MeAllister's Hall next Monday afternoon.
Officers will be elected, dues paid, etc.
The Baptist and Presbyterian Sunday
schools of Woodstown held a joint picnic
on Wednesday in Coles woods, near
YORKTOWN. The occasion was a pleasant
one TO all concerned.
Special agent Roberts. of the German
Insurance Co, was in town Tuesday after
IlbDli " u c-iOlb iiAi( IL ~
Joseph l.. Homer at Auburn, destroyed by
fire a short time since, were insured in this
company.
The immense crop of noxious weeds
brought forth by the excessive wet weather
this summer has entailed unusual work
upon farmers to keep them in subsection.
They should not be allowed to go to seed,
even if it takes all summer to get rid of
them.
1t will soon be time TO say ar there to the
oysters.-South JerseYmdn.
We never said ar there" to an oyster,
but we said ''stay there" once to a bad
'~'cove'' from Maurice River that we swal-
lowed too previously. 1t wouldn't "stay
there" It's no good talking to an oyster.
Miss Alice NJ. Wood, of Salem, will open
her class in music in Woodstown Septem-
Der Goth, as will be seen by her card in
another column of the MONITOR. Miss
Wood is a proficient teacher. Parties de-
string to enter the class can communicate
with her at Salem.
The executive committee of the w. C.
7. U. of Salem county held a meeting ON
Tuesday at the residence Of Mrs. p. G.
Souder, to prepare a programme for the
annual convention of that body, which is
to be held in the Elmer M. Il. church on
either September Goth or October 9TH.
The Unions at Pedricktown, Pennsgrove,
Elmer, Salem and Woodstown, together
with 'I's" from the last two places, were
represented at the meeting. An effort is
being made to secure Miss Narcissa L.
White to deliver an address at the conven-
ton, and Mrs. s. j. G.. Downs, State pres
ident, will be present.